Men dressed as Santa Claus use the restroom at a bar during the SantaCon event on Dec. 14 in Vancouver, British Columbia. SantaCon is held in 300 locations in 44 countries. Darryl Dyck, The Canadian Press, via AP

Santa Claus dunks a basketball Dec. 16 during a timeout in the fourth quarter of the NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Boston. Michael Dwyer, AP

A Palestinian shop owner sets up a Santa Claus figure on the street near Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on Dec. 19. Abir Sultan EPA

People photograph a Santa Claus figure in a famous pose from the Marilyn Monroe movie "The Seven Year Itch" outside a department store Dec. 17 in Taiyuan, China. AP